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XSTAFF restructures itself at the top

Company founder Bodo Knop has stepped down from the company's management as of October 1, 2023. On the sidelines of this year's BCO Conference in Antwerp, XSTAFF GmbH announced that Bodo Knop, Managing Partner and founder of the company, will step down from the management board for private reasons, effective October 1, 2023.

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Bodo Knop

Logistics in Transition – BCO Conference 2023

BCO Conference 2023 Presents Solutions to Future Challenges - The world is changing, and so is the logistics and transportation industry. The opportunities and perspectives, as well as the risks arising from these changes, were the focus of this year's BCO Conference, held on September 26, 2023, in Antwerp, Belgium, at the invitation of XSTAFF GmbH.

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XSTAFF strengthens management team

Effective January 16, 2023, Stephan Schiller will become the new managing director and partner of XSTAFF GmbH. The 52-year-old, most recently Managing Director of Hermes Europe GmbH and CEO of Hermes International, will in future lead the company's fortunes together with company founder Bodo Knop and Antonios Rigalos, Chief Growth Officer of XSTAFF.

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Stephan Schiller

XSTAFF opens location in Hamburg

XSTAFF GmbH will open a new location in Hamburg on January 1, 2023. In doing so, the logistics service provider is taking account of the continuous growth of recent years and at the same time sending a clear signal for the future.

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BCO Conference 2022: Focus on the supply chain

The months-long, rapid rise in freight rates has for the time being come to an end - however problems in the global supply chains still remain. What can companies do to protect their supply chains and make them more resilient to external influences in the face of insufficient transport capacity, delayed or even cancelled sailings, and rising operating costs?

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XSTAFF strengthens logistics network in Poland

Despite the Ukraine crisis, XSTAFF GmbH continues to focus on growth: With the conclusion of a corporation contract with the Polish logistics service provider PST OST SPED SP. Z O.O.in mid-March, the purchasing platform, which now already includes more than 40 internationally active companies from industry and trade, is expanding its global network and also setting an important strategic signal for the future.

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XSTAFF Poland looks back on a successful founding year

Despite the enormous challenges of the Corona crisis, we launched the new XSTAFF branch in Katowice, Poland, in November 2020. Around one year later, we can state: This courage and determination of our association to take such a step in difficult times has paid off, both for the organization and its individual members.

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Der Unternehmenssitz von XSTAFF Poland in Katowice.

Leading by example

Assuming social responsibility has been an important concern of XSTAFF GmbH for years. That's why we support social projects worldwide, especially in the health and education sectors. The most recent example: our involvement in the construction of a school in Kachumeh, Gambia.

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Aketa Camp / Village, Uganda, Africa

Cooperative with good prospects

BCO Conference 2021 celebrates successful comeback as face-to-face event after two-year break. For years now, and especially with the outbreak of the Corona pandemic, the ocean freight market has been suffering from capacity bottlenecks, delivery failures and massive cost increases.

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“We need more commitment in ocean freight”

The corona pandemic with all its serious effects continues to burden the ocean freight market. The tensions between carriers and shippers are also increasing in view of rising freight rates, declining service quality and a lack of contractual loyalty.

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